Books in the Cambridge Companions to Music series

An accessible introduction to Schumann: his time, temperament, style and his oeuvre. Explores the cultural context, musical and poetic fabric, sources of inspiration of key works from his lieder and piano pieces to chamber, orchestral and dramatic works. Contains tables and illustrations, a glossary and advice on further reading.

This is a 2004 introductory chronicle of the Lied and places it in its full context - at once musical, literary, and cultural - with chapters devoted to focal composers, influence on other musical genres, use as a musical commodity, and issues of performance.

This is the first book to encompass the breadth and depth of guitar performance, featuring essays which cover different guitar traditions and styles, from baroque, classical, country, blues, and rock to flamenco, African and Celtic, written by some of the most influential players, teachers, and guitar historians in the world.

In the years approaching the centenary of Mahler's death, this book offers the only comprehensive, single-volume study in English of his music and musical activities. Contributions from a collection of distinguished Mahler scholars discuss works in all genres and from all periods, and investigate his lifelong career as conductor.

An introduction to the musical work and cultural world of Joseph Haydn with chapters on Haydn and his contemporaries, reception, keyboard performance practices, and posthumous reputation. Essays also focus on recorded performances, revivals of his operas, the major genres in which Haydn wrote and the lesser known operas.

Long beloved by audiences, Richard Strauss inspired little scholarly activity until the mid 1980s, when there was a resurgence of interest on both sides of the Atlantic. This Companion reflects the latest research, showing Strauss's artistic personality to be richer and more complicated than has been previously acknowledged.

Arvo Part is one of the most influential and widely performed contemporary composers. Written by an international team of scholars and performers, this is an essential guide to Part's music, which covers his biography, his philosophy of music and the spiritual aspect of his work, and analyzes his extraordinary tintinnabuli music.

Addressing the world's largest and most popular form of music participation, this Companion combines perspectives on choral music's history, its global culture and professional development. Written by a team of international practitioners and scholars, the volume includes a pedagogical section where leading choral musicians provide fascinating insights into choral performance.

Addressing the world's largest and most popular form of music participation, this Companion combines perspectives on choral music's history, its global culture and professional development. Written by a team of international practitioners and scholars, the volume includes a pedagogical section where leading choral musicians provide fascinating insights into choral performance.

Arvo Part is one of the most influential and widely performed contemporary composers. Written by an international team of scholars and performers, this is an essential guide to Part's music, which covers his biography, his philosophy of music and the spiritual aspect of his work, and analyzes his extraordinary tintinnabuli music.

This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth century. A team of international scholars shed new light on Tippett's major works and draw attention to those that have not yet received the attention they deserve.

Opera studies is a rapidly expanding field, bringing exciting new perspectives to a brilliant and complex art form. This book will give lovers of opera as well as those studying the subject a comprehensive approach to the many facets of opera in the past and today.

Opera studies is a rapidly expanding field, bringing exciting new perspectives to a brilliant and complex art form. This book will give lovers of opera as well as those studying the subject a comprehensive approach to the many facets of opera in the past and today.

The vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many angles, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnography. This challenging and exciting book takes the reader through the essentials from locating and defining jazz to jazz in performance, its audiences, its markets, and its enjoyment.

This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage. It includes topics such as orchestral history and repertory, orchestration, scorereading, conducting, international orchestras, recording, as well as consideration of what it means to be an orchestral musician, an educator, or an informed listener.

Written by many working conductors, this book considers all facets of musical conducting. It includes practical advice on how to conduct different groups (choral, opera, symphony, early music) and a history of conducting presented as a study of national traditions.

Thanks to the ambiguities of Soviet cultural life, Shostakovich was regarded in the West with a mixture of admiration and suspicion. This study is a guide for all who wish to probe more deeply into this complex, important composer and his place in the history of music.

The development of recording has radically transformed the practice of music. This Companion provides a detailed overview of the transformation, including the history of recording technology and recording's impact on performing styles. Covering both classical and popular traditions, it also includes short contributions by a wide variety of practitioners.

From Please Please Me to Abbey Road, this collection tells the fascinating story of the Beatles - their individual backgrounds, their major works, and their enduring musical legacy. Providing detailed biographical and album analyses, the book is ideal for courses and is also a must-read for all dedicated Beatles fans.

Investigating the fascinating worlds and memorable work of Gilbert and Sullivan, this Companion provides a fresh approach to their musical legacy and enduring popularity. Written by an international team of specialists, and featuring a personal account by film director Mike Leigh, the book is perfect for enthusiasts and students alike.

This book provides an accessible guide to the history of the symphony and to the ways in which symphonic music might be analysed and interpreted. Exploring the symphony over its 250-year history, it will appeal to anyone with a professional, academic or informed amateur interest in the genre.

This accessible Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the music of France from the early middle ages to the present day. With chapters on a range of music genres, internationally renowned authors provide a chronological history of music-making in France and analyse the key themes and topics.

This accessible Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the music of France from the early middle ages to the present day. With chapters on a range of music genres, internationally renowned authors provide a chronological history of music-making in France and analyse the key themes and topics.

Duke Ellington is widely held to be the greatest jazz composer. This comprehensive and accessible Companion is the first collection of essays to provide an in-depth overview of Ellington's career, music, and place in popular culture and will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in his enduring legacy.

Duke Ellington is widely held to be the greatest jazz composer. This comprehensive and accessible Companion is the first collection of essays to provide an in-depth overview of Ellington's career, music, and place in popular culture and will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in his enduring legacy.

Written by renowned scholars and industry professionals, this Companion covers the key elements and methods, from Nerdcore hip-hop to the role of rappers in the Obama campaign. With case studies from around the world, this collection reflects the passion and scholarly activity occurring in the new generation of hip-hop studies.

This Companion is a key resource for students, scholars, and everyone with an interest in the global history of Jewish music. Chapters by international experts offer an accessible overview of key topics from the biblical era to the present day.

This Companion is a key resource for students, scholars, and everyone with an interest in the global history of Jewish music. Chapters by international experts offer an accessible overview of key topics from the biblical era to the present day.

This Companion explores percussion instruments and music from the perspectives of performers, composers, conductors, instrument builders, scholars, and cognitive scientists. It will be a valuable resource for students, percussionists, and all those who want a deeper understanding of percussion music and rhythm.

This Companion explores percussion instruments and music from the perspectives of performers, composers, conductors, instrument builders, scholars, and cognitive scientists. It will be a valuable resource for students, percussionists, and all those who want a deeper understanding of percussion music and rhythm.